Opening the Cromwell barbecue this week were (from left):
Central Lakes Trust chief executive Paul Allison
(crouching), Cromwell Lions Club members Trevor Holland and
George Clearwater, Metrografix and Design owner Andy Reddy,
Metalcraft Roofing manager Daniel Stewart, Central Lakes
Trust chairman Duncan Butcher, and Cromwell Lions Club
president John Lister. Photo by Rosie Manins.
A free community barbecue is now complete and in use at
Cromwell's Alpha St reserve, following a voluntary effort
instigated by the Cromwell Lions Club.
John Lister, president of the club, said it first thought of
establishing a free community barbecue about 18 months ago
and was grateful for the support it had received from
residents and businesses.
The gas-powered barbecue set into a stainless steel bench on
a concrete pad under a pergola was worth about $13,500, but
the club built it for much less thanks to donated time,
labour and materials, he said.
Otago Polytechnic stone masonry students based at the
Cromwell campus did all the stone work, using stone donated
by the polytechnic.
The barbecue plate is heated when a button is pressed and
automatically turns off after a certain time.
During summer, the Central Otago District Council will
arrange for the area to be cleaned twice daily, while the
club will monitor and replace gas year-round.
The Central Lakes Trust will reimburse the club for the cost
of purchasing the barbecue and other items which were not
donated.
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